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Proper Name	None
Designation	2MASS 0122-2439 B (2MASS J01225093-2439505 B)
Classification	Brown Dwarf (L-type)
Orbital Period	Not known
Mean Distance from 2MASS 0122-2439	c.7,800 million km 52 AU
Mass	Uncertain; 11 to 27 x Jupiter
Diameter	Not known
Temperature	c.1,400 K (c.1,100°C)
Parent star	2MASS 0122-2439 A, red dwarf in Cetus
Other planets in this system	None
Notes	An immense planet-like body, at least 11 times the mass of Jupiter and perhaps as many as 27 times that mass, 2MASS 0122-2439 b is a brown dwarf, a body nearly massive enough to form a star in its own right.

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